Nazareth - Back To The Trenches: Live 1972-1984 (2001)

With more than a few live albums under their belts during an esteemed career, one would think that another live album could only help reinforce the notion that Nazareth are capable of delivering the goods in a live setting just as well as in the studio. That notion is certainly supported here, as Back to the Trenches is a two-disc, 31-song affair that spans the years considered by many to be the band's most crucial in developing its signature sound. The early years of this anthology date back to the early '70s, when the band could be found at the top of its hard-rocking, blues-driven game, and works its way through all of the band's biggest hits before concluding with two songs from a Slough, UK, concert in 1984 a time that would be considered by most of their core audience to be the beginning of the "lean years" for the group. It's a great document for one of AOR's most consistently hard-driving bands, and die-hard fans will be pleased at the quality and quantity (certainly a generous portion for the money) of the Nazareth performances heard here.

Tracklist:

CD 1:

CANADA 1972:

01. Morning Dew
02. Alcatraz
03. Vigilante Man
04. Razamanaz
05. Night Woman
06. Broken Down Angel
07. Country Girl
08. Woke Up This Morning
09. Called Her Nai
10. Black Hearted Woman

HAMMERSMITH ODEON 1980:

11. Talkin' to One of the Boys
12. Broken Down Angel
13. Heart's Grown Cold
14. Showdown at the Border

CD 2:

GLASGOW APOLLO 1981:

01. Hair of the Dog
02. Expect No Mercy
03. Love Hurts
04. Shapes of Things

FORT PIERCE 1982:

05. Boys in the Band
06. Beggar's Day
07. This Flight Tonight
08. Love Leads to Madness
09. Gatecrash
10. Peiservation
11. Back to the Trenches

VANCOUVER 1983:

12. All Night Radio
13. Razamanaz
14. Whippin' Boy

SLOUGH 1984:

15. Ruby Tuesday
16. Telegram (part I-III)
17. This Month's Messiah